The Children's Services Act (CSA), formerly known as the Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families, is a 1993 Virginia Law that provides for the pooling of 8 specific funding streams used to purchase services for high-risk youth. These funds are returned to the localities with a required state/local match and are managed by local interagency teams. The purpose of CSA is to provide high quality, child-centered, family-focused, cost-effective, community-based services to high-risk youth and their families.

Learn more about the Albemarle/Charlottesville Children’s Service Act

Albemarle County CSA Coordinators: 

• Jennifer Wells, jwells2@albemarle.org, phone: (434) 972-4011 x3836

Vision and Values

Children live safely and productively with their families and in their schools and communities.

• Connected. Young people thrive with caring adults and families.
• Engaged. Families and young people are engaged in decisions about their care.
• Productive. Services are meaningful and responsive to children’s needs.
• Local. Children are best served in their home communities.

Learn more about the Albemarle/Charlottesville Community Practice Model

Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT)

• The Albemarle CPMT meets with the Charlottesville CPMT once a month to conduct business related to the Children’s Services Act (CSA).
• The CPMT is the responsible entity for all CSA policies and programs to ensure accordance with all state mandates and local CSA policies.
• The CPMT meets on the first Thursday of every month at 9am. The meeting is located at the Albemarle County Office Building located at 1600 5th Street, Charlottesville Virginia, 22902.  Meetings are open to the public.
• CPMT Meeting Minutes

Learn more about the Community Policy and Management Team

Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT)

• The Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) strives to ensure that a Child Specific Team assesses the strengths and needs of troubled youths and families who are approved for referral to the team and identify and determine the complement of services required to meet those needs.

Learn more about the Family Assessment and Planning Team

Forms and Additional Information

Access Local CSA Policy & Forms, CSA Provider Agreements and Additional Information